Submitted by Bruce Poulin. Friday April 19 saw three more Catholic men join the Order in Ontario. More specifically they joined St. Lorenzo Ruiz Council 14337 in Ottawa. Congratulations and welcome to the Order.
Submitted by Bruce Poulin. Our State Deputy paid a visit to the founding Assembly in Ontario on April 18 - Cartier Assembly 860 in Ottawa. He impressed upon the Sir Knights that their services will be in high demand as we quickly approach the launch of the 125th anniversary celebrations of Council 485 as well as that of the Fourth Degree - both were established in 1900.
Submitted by Arthur PetersFr. Clair TippingDeputy Supreme Knight Arthur Peters and members of Council 4973 in Brampton came together to celebrate the 100th birthday of Brother John Bozek, whose birthday was on April 15. John has been a member of the Council for over 50 years. Congratulations John!
Submitted by Bruce Poulin. Grade 10 student Cinoby, whose father is a member of Council 17481, took part in the Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest and won at the Council, and provincial levels. Her essay was then sent to the International competition where she won runner up (second place in the world!). Congrats to Cinoby and Council 17481.
Submitted by Bruce Poulin. The Knights in action section of the April 2024 edition of Columbia magazine featured one of Ontario Knights' newest programs: The Great War (1914-1918) replica rosaries (made of gunmetal) that we are donating to our Catholic men and women in the Canadian military. To be recognized in Columbia magazine is a distinct honour that we wanted to highlight.
Submitted by Roland BesnerOntario Council Added for new members to our roster, attaining 87% of quota !
Submitted by Bruce Poulin. Saints Peter and Paul Melkite. On March 17, members of Saints Peter and Paul Melkite Council 1812 in Ottawa sponsored a parish breakfast in their parish hall. There were nearly 200 people in attendance for a traditional Lebanese meal. Less than a year ago, this very same Council was on the verge of closing. Today, under new leadership, it is a success story. Well done to Grand Knight Antoine Abou Hanna and his executive and the members of Council 1812.
Submitted by: Ray Francoeur, Grand Knight. St. Helen of the Cross On Tuesday February 20th, I visited the hospital to present our cheque to the Maternity Ward. I met with Mrs. Aimee Hilson, who is the Senior Development Officer at WLMH. She was extremely happy to receive our cheque and commented on how important these funds will be to supply the Newborn babies & Moms at time of discharge from the hospital with woolen caps, blankets, Panda blankets and start-up kits when they go home. She also informed me that they will post the photo in the newspaper. I explained that [...]
Ontario State Advocate Henry Miller and Lynn Miller, Ordinandus Rev. Mr. David Rankin (Deacon David), David’s Mother, and Laura Wong and Allan Wong, Toronto Council 1388, at the St. Augustine’s Seminary and Serra Canada 34th Annual Ordinandi Dinner held in Brampton, March 19, 2024. During 2023/24 Deacon David has been completing the parish internship component of his priestly formation at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish (OLPH) in Toronto. Henry, Lynn, Laura and Allan are OLPH parishioners. Deacon David, a Knight, who, among other talents, speaks fluent Gaelic, will be ordained for his hometown Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, by Most [...]
Beginning last year, members of the Order in Thunder Bay (Council 7332) started a small Catholic prayer group. Since then, it has expanded to more than 15 members and is led by two deacons and follows our new Cor initiative. Anyone interested in more information about Cor may visit the following link https://www.kofc.org/en/who-we-are/our-faith/cor.html or email stateoffice@ontariokofc.ca
